Coin controlled mechanism



May 24, 1932. w. B. BETTs COIN CONTROLLD MECHANISM Filed May 7,4' 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet :wkn/H504: www Bezig May 24, 1932. w. B. BET-rs COIN CONTROLLED MECHANISM Filed May '.7, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet um .m

Patented May 24, 1932 WILLiLAi/r B. Barns, cuisines-Ammon New vom:

\ com oon'rRoLLEn 'MncHANrsi/r lApplication sied May 7,-i931. serial-nq. 535,768,

vThis invention relatesto al coin controlled mechanism, designed primarily for use in con- Y nection with machines for successively vending single cigarettes, but it is to be understood that a coin controlled mechanism in accord ance with this invention may be employed in p any connection or any type of vending ina-- chine for which it may be found applicable, and theinvention has for its object to projvide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth,"v

a mechanism `of the class referred to for controlling the delivery of `articles of merchandise from a vending machine.

- Afurther object of theV invention to pro@ vide, in 'a manner as hereinafter set forth,

amechanism of the class referred to, with new'` and novel means for effecting the automatic division of the Vcoins inserted therein on a` predetermined percentage basis and to deliver cach division of the coinsinto'a separate compartment. located ,within the casing of the vending machine. Y v lv It is customary in the practice of selling articles of merchandiseor the like from vend! ing machines, for the manufacturer of the machine or of the manufacturer of the articles of merchandise, or of both, tovplace the machines in various localities and generally at established business houses or stores, payi ing a percentage of the money collected by the machine or machines to the proprietors of such business houses for the sale of the goods Y;

vended from the machines,"'for`the space occupied by the machine or machines, and for the general supervision and protection afforded the machines by such proprietors. 1 Inv the present construction of coin controlled mechanisms, the money collected bythe same has, in many known instances, been discharged from the mechanism thereof into a single coin compartment, `which necessitates a great amount of time in thecounting of the f coiiisat theend of stated periods of operation of the machines and the separation therefrom ofthe percentage of the total money collected and due the proprietor of the place wherev the machine is installed, and to provide for 'the automatic division lof the collected ,coins,to overcome the inconvenience of counting the saine is one of the objects ofv this in-g,

struction, combination and arrangement of that j changes, variations and modifications characters denote chine.

1 with this invento Y veiition and isattainedfby structure as heren ,inafter set forth.

Further objects ofthe inventionare to.l provide' a coin controlledV mechanism, in a f mannery as hereinafter set forth' and forthe purpose referred to,and which is simplevin its construction and arrangement, strong,`du L Table, compact, `formed Aofffe'w parts, thoroughly eiiicient-in itsuse," conveniently operated-for the successive delivery ofsingle cigarettes. or 4other articles vof merchandise, and comparatively inexpensive to set up. Y

lith theforegoing andother vobjects in View, theinventi'on consists of the novel conparts as hereinafter more speciicallyde` scribed, and' illustratedin the accompanying drawings, wherein is'shown an embodiment of theinvention, but-it `is to .be understood can be resorted to which come withinthel scope of the claims hereunto` appended.

In the. drawings wherein like reference corresponding: parts throughout theiseveral views- ,Y

Figure-1 is a front elevation of a vending rinachineihaving,installed. therewith a. coin Figure is an elevation looking towards the outerside of acoin carrier in accordance Y f y r -9o Figure 7 is a section on line 7-'7"Figure` 6. 'Y Figure 81s a section on line 8-8 F igure- 5.` Figure 9isa section von linef9V-V.9 Fig'` y @ure 6. 1

^ Referringto the drawings indetail, 1 gen` '95 erally indicates avending machine having-a discharge slot 2 near the bottom of its front li through which the article is vended. The` `delivering mechanism of the machine iscarfV 100 ried by-and operatedby ashaft which is journaled in supports '4, 5 arranged Within supports 4, 5. The machine includes a' coin' receiving chamber n10 and a coin receiving Y `chamber 1.1 arrangedhelow the-chamber Y10.

The coin intake tor the chamber A10 is indi,-

. :cated at 12 and which is formed inthe supe. .10: Y v

rectangular slot disposed. atan inclination"v port 5. The coin intake v12`co`nsists of a With'respect'to support 5 and. having its hottom Wall 1ceveled as at 13 and Awith the hevelf' a' centralfaperture 241:01" loosely mounting on the reduced portion 14 of the shaft 3.V T he .380*

extending downwardlyv at .an inclination from the outer .face to the inner face of supportl The'YYjour'nals' 6, 'Z are arranged in the reduced portions olf the' openings 8,- 9Y a'nd shaft3' projects outward-lyffromsupport 5 andl hasaireducediportion 14 ufpon which is mounted loosely' aY yshifting element' 15 for shafti3yftoprovide forgthe operation of' the deliveryl mechanism.; Positioned `below the bergl" which is arrangedzwithin the: housing fof the. machine and'providesthe ybottom of Y y the"'chamber.10.y and the' top'olthe chamber f n 11'. .Y Thev coinzentrance 16i is positioned" be- -Y 39. tween-the'support i-and one ofthe sidewalls ofthe' housing'.

1ra-meegaan@Shares and today? instable 17Y which is example thercarrier isset up with' tive pockets,

vfioul" ofvvhich are:indicate-dr h-yreference character 18- and the other onehy-the refer- 'en cefcharacter Y19 The edge of each` pocket 117 vis .formed withv ai lateral-Ly.attending re,

'.taininglug 20. forthecoin;y The lru'gsaQOlex.-v tend inwardly and are ofless thickness than `the fwidtlr of `the edges froml which they pro-` ject.y The edge'of pocket l19 is. beveled as at Q1' andv theloevelv extends in the same direction.

i 'Ya-s" the bevel 13- andv is, adaptedtofalig'n' with;

Y the latter toform acontinuation thereof Vfora purpose t'ophe presently referred to; VThe -lngs'QO retainth'e` coins 22 inthe :pockets 18 until the coin in .21: pOCket 18 is discharged therefrom and such discharge happens when Y a pocket' ,1 8 has its open end"` oppo'se the coin l entrance 16. The `lugs 20co'a'ct Withthesup-V n tive positron, the' flange: 25v is 'arranged-rear- -.-..po`rt duringthe rotation ofthe .carrier for the purpose of retaining"the-.coinsrin the *pockets 113 and are iu'sh With-*the inner face Y Vci carrier I17. The coin from thel pocket 19 7 `is automatically discharged therefrom When n thehevel edg'eof such pocketfregisters withV the bevel; ed'gej13 of the entranceslotfl'Q. for-l the chamber 10.V By the arrangement of car-f rier as set forth, one coinoutof-` every live 7 willy be discharged in chamber lOYand the other lfour coins discharged into chamber `11 which provides an automatic division of the coins `Without the necessity YVof countingthem.

The depth of the "coin rcceivingpo'clets is such as to provide forV the coinr to project *f beyond the mouth of Vthe pocket. `S'eeFig'- V Vure 6, The projectingportonoi the 4coin'is adapted. to: couple Ytheshitting element' to the Y shaft for the purpose of operating the lat-` ter Yto provide forthe actuation of thedelivery mechanism tovendcigarettes. The shifting. member lcomprises alcody portionr 23 inthe form of a circular d sc provided with disc 23Jis of' greater' dia-meterthan: the carrier.

Yjectingfrcm theinnerYfaceYo`thef body por;- l p Y tion of discI isiv an*aperturedl:lugQlvvhich l Y Velement 15'is'the.coiirentrance16iiorthecoin`r receiving chamher'll and such'y entrance :16" Ais provided by aslotform'edvin a. partition'inem-V extends' through .an'jarcuate4 slotl 27 Vprovided j17'andy abuts against'thev outer.'l tace-ofthe. TheY inner facepothody' portion isa controlling springv 127' for theshi-ting member 15.v

The front vivall'of'uhousin'grl. has a coifnfren-l trance-slot@ Which-'registers with.l thefupper j Y end of anvinclinedfcoin chutef30'secured'ftotlie ranged.- forward-ly:ofA shaft 3.` 'Flange 31 prof: V f

vides a `hearingiort al lever: 32 Whiclris in? Y outer. fa-cezofsupport andWhich-lrasits. 'lower' end open' at ltlievefedgeoifbodyl portion 1 tegral With the body portion12'3rand-projects Y 'Y V:torvvfardly therefromand alsothro-ughazslot 33 provided-in' the'V front wafllcii thehousing 1 belowthe coinv entrance slotV 29;.

Y The @magician dise 2a is f thekeyhtief type and it isi disposed inz adilf'erent. mane Y y ner vthan theopenings and'fQt-that is to say Y Ytheismall'erl portion. of opening 24de arranged above the larger portion Whereas, the Y smaller portiony of' openings 8 'or 9"' is arrangedbelow thelargerportion.A Y Y As Vthe invention-residessolely in the? coin j "controlled 'mechanism for operatingv the: dpzeratlng shaft' or Y the delivery mechanism jot a.vendingmachine,;it isthought unnecessary Y'to descrihetheelements not referredv to, as

such'elem'ents dio not Vfornra Vpartoi. thecoin i controlled mechanism. l

`When the shifting element'15isinginac- Y Wardly 'of that coin pocket,r positioned at the '.top of th'efcoinzcarrier. ftera-icoin has'loeen inserted. intoY the` machine has entered thencoin poclret'- positioned at thetop of the 151 therewith whereby thel`v forward 'edgfej-)tY fiange v25 will engage with; the` jcoin- 221 and;

shift. the coin .carrier :which inturn-Will, shift A mounted in the the shaft 3 and provide for the operation-of the delivery mechanism. The operative movement of the element 15 is arrested by the lug 26 engaging the top wall of slot 28 and lthe return movement of elementV 15 will be arrested by lug 26 engaging the bottom wall of the slot 28. The return movement of the element 15 is had throughthe medium of `its controlling spring 27. The coins which are pocket 19 will be discharged through the slot 12 into chamber 10, through the action of the beveled edge ofvpocket 19 and beveled edge of slot or opening 12. Thecoins in the other pockets of the carrier will fall therefrom, exteriorly ofthe support 5 and passthrough the entrance 16 into the vchamber 11. Y j

What I claimv is 1. In a coin controlled mechanism, the combination with a support provided with a slot and a shaft mounted in and projecting outwardly from saidvsupport, said slot having a beveled wall, of a coin carrier mounted on the projecting portion of said shaft and bodily moving therewith, controlling means for said shaft, said carrier opposing said sup,-l

, port and provided with a series of coin receiving pockets, one of said pockets having its edge beveled to provide for the discharge of a coin therefrom through said slot, at a point in advance from which the ycoins are discharged from .the Vother ofsaid pockets, when the beveled edge of such pocket regis-'-4 ters with the beveled wall of said slot, said slot being of rectangular contour and inclining downwardly from its rear towards its outer end andhaving the bevel of its wall inclining away from the coin carrier to form a continuation of the beveled edge of the pocket when the latter registers'with said beveled wall portion of the slot.

2. In a coin controlled mechanism, the

combination with a support provided with a slot and a shaft mounted in and projecting outwardly from said support, said slot having a beveled wall, of a coin carrier mounted on and bodily movable with said shaft, con'-` trolling means for said shaft, said carrier opposing said support and provided with ar se'- ries of coin receiving pockets, `one of said from the coin carrier to form a continuation.

of the beveled edge of said pocket when said beveled edge registers with the beveled wall of the slot, Vand said slot radially disposed with respectto the artis` ofthe carrier *andV partly concealed by thejlatter.

3. In a coinV controlled mechanism, the-j combination with a support 'provided with a slot anda shaft mounted `in and-projecting outwardly from saidsupport, said slot lhav- Y ing a beveled wall, of a coin carrier mountedV on the projecting portion of said shaft" and bodily moving therewith, controlling 4means for said shaft,said carrier opposing said support and provided with a series of coin re'- ceiving pockets, oneof said pocketshaving its edge ybeveledto providefor the discharge 'j y of a coin therefrom through said slot,"at

point in `advance from which the coins are discharged from the other of said pockets,

when the beveled edge of such pocket .regisf ters with the beveled wallof said slot, said slot being of -rectangular kcontour and inclining downwardly from its rear towards its outer end andhaving the bevel of its wall inclining away'from the coin carrier" toform aV continuation ofthe beveled edge ofthe pockf` et when the latter registers with said beveled Q t lwall portion "of theslot, andeach ofvsaid. pockets other than said beveled edge pocket j having extendinglof its edge a coin retaining lug to prevent the passage ofther coin through said pocket. Y Y

`4. In a coin controlledjmechanism, V:the combination with a support provided with a slot and a shaft mounted in and projecting outwardly fromsaid support, said slot having a beveledvvall, ofa coin carrier mounted on and bodily movable withsaid shaft, con'-v trolling means for said shaft, said `carrier opposing said supportV and provided withv a series of coinreceiving pockets, one ofsaid pockets having its edge beveled to provide i for the discharge of the coin ltherefrom through said slot, at a point in advancefrornV which the coins are discharged from the other of said pockets, kwhen said beveled edge reg-v isters with'the beveled wall ofjsaidslot, said. f

slot being of-rectangular. contour vand in-v clining downwardly from its rear towards itsfront and having `the .bevel of Vits wall leX- tending in a direction downwardly away i from the coin carrier to form a continuation of the beveled edge of said pocket when said beveled edge registers with thebeveled wall of the slot, said slot radially disposed with respectto the aXis of the carrier and partly concealed by the latter, and each of said pock-v ets otherthan said beveled' edge poclrethav-v ing extending of its edge `a coin v retaining lug to prevent the passage of the coin through said pocket.

Intestimony whereof, 1 aliixmy'signa-` ture hereto. 

